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Baby names of 1987

In 1987 the most given names in the United States were Jessica for girls (55,996 births) and Michael for boys (63,663).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Jessica55,996
  2. Ashley54,853
  3. Amanda41,786
  4. Jennifer32,708
  5. Sarah27,895
  6. Stephanie22,402
  7. Brittany22,231
  8. Nicole20,286
  9. Heather18,982
  10. Elizabeth18,608
  11. Samantha17,944
  12. Megan17,823
  13. Melissa17,674
  14. Danielle17,009
  15. Amber16,749
  16. Lauren16,708
  17. Rachel15,644
  18. Tiffany14,743
  19. Emily14,711
  20. Christina13,818
  21. Michelle13,034
  22. Laura13,032
  23. Kimberly13,030
  24. Amy11,787
  25. Rebecca11,626
  26. Crystal11,011
  27. Kayla10,579
  28. Katherine10,438
  29. Sara10,090
  30. Kelly9,866
  31. Erica9,328
  32. Whitney8,923
  33. Courtney8,909
  34. Erin8,847
  35. Angela8,581
  36. Andrea8,496
  37. Mary8,395
  38. Katie8,196
  39. Jamie7,916
  40. Lisa7,549
  41. Lindsey7,457
  42. Kristen7,360
  43. Vanessa7,348
  44. Allison7,340
  45. Shannon6,968
  46. Alicia6,776
  47. Chelsea6,630
  48. Christine6,620
  49. Lindsay6,530
  50. Victoria6,255
  51. Kathryn6,237
  52. Anna6,169
  53. Maria5,677
  54. Jacqueline5,627
  55. Kristin5,463
  56. Natalie5,330
  57. Jenna5,305
  58. April5,295
  59. Alexandra5,219
  60. Alyssa5,136
  61. Brittney5,127
  62. Kristina5,018
  63. Caitlin4,989
  64. Monica4,809
  65. Julie4,739
  66. Hannah4,594
  67. Kelseynew4,574
  68. Cassandra4,555
  69. Tara4,446
  70. Krystal4,378
  71. Holly4,259
  72. Kathleen4,165
  73. Natasha4,131
  74. Catherine4,108
  75. Erika3,994
  76. Patricia3,913
  77. Kendranew3,841
  78. Meghan3,771
  79. Jasmine3,723
  80. Veronica3,616
  81. Casey3,582
  82. Leah3,454
  83. Dana3,422
  84. Cynthia3,392
  85. Diana3,355
  86. Julia3,331
  87. Bethany3,294
  88. Brandi3,244
  89. Leslie3,194
  90. Margaret3,146
  91. Mallory3,138
  92. Brandy3,032
  93. Valerie2,964
  94. Brookenew2,955
  95. Morgannew2,928
  96. Felicia2,909
  97. Mollynew2,891
  98. Rachaelnew2,833
  99. Jilliannew2,793
  100. Alison2,771

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael63,663
  2. Christopher54,494
  3. Matthew46,507
  4. Joshua40,004
  5. David36,796
  6. Andrew36,205
  7. Daniel35,875
  8. James32,660
  9. Justin31,492
  10. Robert30,240
  11. John29,553
  12. Joseph28,519
  13. Ryan28,490
  14. Brandon24,823
  15. William24,203
  16. Nicholas23,249
  17. Anthony23,123
  18. Jonathan23,120
  19. Kevin20,421
  20. Brian20,363
  21. Eric20,203
  22. Kyle19,866
  23. Jason19,349
  24. Thomas18,137
  25. Steven17,769
  26. Timothy17,397
  27. Adam16,931
  28. Benjamin14,890
  29. Jeremy14,473
  30. Richard14,402
  31. Jacob14,326
  32. Jeffrey13,477
  33. Zachary13,203
  34. Aaron12,684
  35. Charles12,176
  36. Mark11,996
  37. Alexander11,837
  38. Stephen11,551
  39. Tyler11,539
  40. Sean11,455
  41. Patrick11,143
  42. Travis10,397
  43. Scott10,193
  44. Dustin10,108
  45. Nathan9,910
  46. Paul9,706
  47. Gregory9,136
  48. Jose8,738
  49. Cody8,675
  50. Samuel8,576
  51. Bryan8,561
  52. Jordan8,406
  53. Kenneth8,354
  54. Derek8,253
  55. Jesse7,982
  56. Bradley6,916
  57. Corey6,443
  58. Jared6,206
  59. Shawn6,202
  60. Alex6,043
  61. Edward5,911
  62. Cory5,849
  63. Chad5,622
  64. Peter5,554
  65. Shane5,305
  66. Juan4,976
  67. Marcus4,950
  68. Phillip4,814
  69. Keith4,782
  70. Donald4,501
  71. Brett4,429
  72. Antonio4,421
  73. Ronald4,153
  74. Carlos4,148
  75. Joel4,138
  76. Austin4,096
  77. George4,089
  78. Nathaniel4,050
  79. Raymond3,996
  80. Casey3,926
  81. Ian3,924
  82. Luis3,920
  83. Evan3,869
  84. Philip3,839
  85. Douglas3,803
  86. Derrick3,534
  87. Gary3,486
  88. Craig3,364
  89. Seth3,338
  90. Christian3,324
  91. Victor3,307
  92. Wesley3,244
  93. Trevor3,236
  94. Erik3,231
  95. Vincent3,174
  96. Cameronnew3,159
  97. Frank3,124
  98. Gabriel3,079
  99. Devinnew3,076
  100. Curtis2,909

1987 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1987 holds 1,738,622 girls under 13,264 different names. The ten most common names covered 18% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Kelsey, Kendra, Brooke, Morgan, Molly, Rachael, Jillian. Leaving it:Stacy, Krista, Stacey, Melanie, Dominique, Katrina, Karen.

The Social Security data for 1987 holds 1,866,992 boys under 8,152 different names. The ten most common names covered 22% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Cameron, Devin. Leaving it:Brent, Adrian.